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The 104th Royal opens today at Exhibition Place and runs to November 15. About 300,000 visitors are expected; general admission starts at $34. The Horse Show, daily rodeos and an expanded Holiday Market lead the programme.
Welland residents leave non-perishable food at their front doors before 10 a.m. on Saturday. Last year's drive collected 68,000 pounds of food and raised $46,727, with more than 200 volunteers.
The Salvation Army's 2026 analysis finds 31 per cent of Canadians have skipped or reduced a meal over grocery costs, up from 27 per cent in 2025. Fifteen per cent have used community food supports — both figures are four-year highs.
Twin Angora goats Sugar and Spice ride the GO Train from Scarborough GO to Union Station this morning to kick off the 104th Royal, November 6 to 15 at Exhibition Place.
Daily Bread Food Bank's Who's Hungry 2026 report finds Toronto recorded 4.1 million food bank visits for a second straight year, a 333 per cent increase since 2019. One in eight Toronto children now relies on a food bank.
HarbourFrost runs November 20 to December 20 at Harbourfront Centre, opening with the lighting of a 33-foot Christmas tree. The Shaw Festival's A Christmas Carol plays the Fleck Theatre from November 12 to December 23.
The City plants a sugar maple at Elm Park at 10 a.m. today, Tuesday, November 3. Children and youth chose it as Toronto's 2027 Tree of the Year in Kids Vote Weekend, with more than 10,000 ballots cast.
Toronto opened the 2026 Vacant Home Tax declaration period on November 2. Every residential owner must declare by April 30, 2027. The tax is three per cent of assessed value on homes left unoccupied six months or more.
Pumpkin Parades run in more than 45 Toronto parks tonight from about 6 p.m. The tradition began at Sorauren Avenue Park in 2004; Sorauren’s parade runs 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with the West End Community Choir at 7 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
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Today is the day: the 29 official Treat Accessibly Halloween Streets begin handing out treats at the end of the driveway at 4 p.m., with a daylight option for younger children. Nine of the official streets are in the Greater Toronto Area.
Ontario has opened applications for the 2027–28 Seniors Community Grant Program. The intake, announced Tuesday, October 27, puts $7 million on the table — including an extra $1 million directed to senior veterans — with grants of up to $25,000 per selected organization.
The City of Toronto is reminding property owners, residents and candidates that all election signs on private property had to be removed by Thursday, October 29. Candidates who posted signs on public property faced the same deadline. The reminder comes in a City news release issued October 27, three days after Torontonians elected a mayor and council on October 26.
The City of Toronto's deadline to apply for the 2026 Property Tax and Utility Relief programs is Monday, November 2. The cancellation, deferral, water rebate and solid waste rebate programs are open to low-income seniors and low-income people living with disabilities, and residents must reapply every year.
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